Category: People and Departments
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Posted on October 29, 2012
Vintage image: Hort students wore fancier duds in the 1920s—even in the field.
A CALS Facebook posting of a vintage photo of a horticulture class generated a few questions. Some sleuthing by UW Archivists Vicki Tobias and David Null turned […]
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Posted on October 26, 2012
Go to CALS strategic planning website to get updates and submit questions and comments
The CALS strategic planning process is underway. The 15-member committee appointed by Dean VandenBosch has received its charge and met twice. The group has created […]
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New faculty profile: Thomas Rutherford
Thomas Rutherford joined the faculty as a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in January 2012. He is part of the optimization […]
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Posted on October 22, 2012
CIAS receives funding for innovative farm-to-school program
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Madison to announce $101 million in grants supporting America’s specialty crop producers. The UW Center […]
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Posted on October 21, 2012
Biological systems engineering celebrates tractor donation from John Deere
Earlier this month, faculty, staff and students in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering celebrated John Deere’s donation of a tractor to the department. Here’s […]
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New faculty profile: Damon Smith
Damon Smith is a new assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and UW-Extension field crops pathologist. He joined CALS in September. Describe your […]
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UW Slow Food Cafe hosts “Meet your Meat” lunch this Wednesday
In celebration of National Food Day this Wednesday, UW Slow Food is partnering with Red Meat Market, Black Earth Meats, REThink Wisconsin and other campus […]
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Posted on October 20, 2012
Agenda for Oct. 23 CALS APC meeting
The following items will be up for discussion at the Oct. 23 meeting of the CALS Academic Planning Council. Wisconsin Energy Institute update Agroecology review […]
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Posted on October 15, 2012
New digital global soils map: Like going from a paper map to Google Earth
For the past five years, in fact, CALS soils professor Alfred Hartemink and dozens of other soil scientists worldwide have been working on a global […]
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International Global Soil Carbon Workshop will be held here next summer
The UW-Madison will be hosting the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) Global Soil Carbon Workshop next spring. The event will be held June 3—6, […]